Exclusions for Oracle Database servers

Technical Articles ID: KB54817
Last Modified: 6/29/2021

Environment

McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.x
McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.x

Oracle Database servers

Summary

The following table outlines the exclusions needed for running ENS/VSE on an Oracle Database server.

Oracle Exclusions Needed	Comments	Example
Data files	Data files generally have a .dbf extension.	....\oracle\oradata\*.dbf
Redo files	Redo files have a .log extension. NOTE: Redo logs exist if you use the Oracle Development toolkit or backup and recovery.	....\oracle\Inventory\logs\*.log
Control files	Control files have a .ctl extension.	....\oracle\oradata\*.ctl

NOTES:

It is not advised to exclude entire directories such as the Oracle Database directory and subdirectories from the scans. The reason is because it poses a potential high security risk.
If you are in a clustered environment, you might need to consider rules for the Port Blocking section of Access Protection.

How to configure exclusions in ENS or VSE:
When you configure exclusions, always apply the principle that the more precise the exclusion, the smaller the potential security risk. For instructions to configure exclusions, see the following documentation:

For ENS, see the "Preventing Threat Prevention from blocking trusted programs, networks, and services" section of the Endpoint Security 10.7 Product Guide
For VSE, see the following:

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Endpoint Security Threat Prevention 10.6.x
VirusScan Enterprise 8.8

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